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CHAPTER XI. 



FEOM THE HOWL FOR ' RECIPROCITY ' TO THE 

 PRESENT DAY. 



In 1876 the French ' cracks' at home were Baron de 

 Eothschild's Kilt (three years, winner of the French 

 Derby and of the Prix Eoyal Oak), M. Fould's Mon- 

 daine (three years, winner of the French Oaks), M. A. 

 Lupin's Enguerrande (three years, winner of the Poule 

 d'Essai), Count F. de Lagrange's Braconnier (three 

 years, winner of the Poule des Produits — now Prix Daru 

 — and of the Grande Poule des Produits), M. H. Dela- 

 marre's Filoselle (three years, winner of the Prix de 

 Longchamps), M. A. Lupin's Saint-Cyr (four years, 

 winner of the Prix du Cadran), Count F. de Lagrange's 

 Nougat (four years, winner of the Prix Eainbow, of La 

 Coupe at Paris, and of the Prix Gladiateur), and among 

 the two-year-olds Count G. de Juigne's Charivari II. 

 (by Capitaliste), M. J. Prat's Faisane and Count G. de 

 Juigne's Jongleur, winners of the three principal ' Cri- 

 teriums,' and M. A. Lupin's Astree, winner of the Prix 

 de Deux Ans at Deauville. 



The race for the Grand Prix was very remarkable. 

 Neither French nor English could claim the winner, 

 which nevertheless was a ' foreigner.' There was not 

 a single competitor ' bred in England ' among the 

 eleven starters ; and the winner, Kisber, was ' bred in 



